Declan Donnelly 10 Personal Facts, Biography, Wiki
British television presenterHeight: 1.68 mSpouse: Ali Astall (m. 2015)Children: Isla Elizabeth Anne DonnellySiblings: Dermott Donnelly, Camelia Donnelly, Martin Donnelly, Eamonn Donnelly, Moira Donnelly, Patricia DonnellyBirthday: September 25, 1975Nationality: BritishAge: 45 Years, 45 Year Old MalesSun Sign: LibraAlso Known As: Declan Joseph Oliver Dec DonnellyBorn In: Newcastle Upon Tyne, United KingdomFamous As: Television PresenterActors British MenHeight: 5’6″ (168 cm), 5’6″ MalesSpouse/Ex-: Ali AstallFather: Alphonsus DonnellyMother: Anne DonnellySiblings: Camelia Donnelly, Dermott Donnelly, Eamonn Donnelly, Martin Donnelly, Moira Donnelly, Patricia DonnellyCity: Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
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On 22 July 2006, Donnelly was the best man for McPartlin’s wedding to Lisa Armstrong.In August 2011, Donnelly attended his father’s funeral, after Alphonsus died in hospital of cancer.Donnelly dated actress Clare Buckfield for ten years between 1993 and 2003, and television presenter Georgie Thompson from January 2009 until April 2011.On 13 November 2014, Donnelly became engaged to the duo’s manager Ali Astall, with whom he had been in a relationship for over a year, with the marriage taking place at St Michael’s Roman Catholic Church, Elswick, Tyne and Wear, on 1 August 2015.The ceremony was conducted by his brother, Father Dermott Donnelly, a Catholic priest, with McPartlin as his best man.On 1 September 2018, after announcing earlier in the year that the couple were expecting their first child, Donnelly’s wife gave birth to a daughter, whom the couple revealed had been named as Isla Elizabeth Anne.On 19 March 2018, after his colleague McPartlin’s car crash, it was announced that Donnelly would be presenting the remaining episodes of Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway and the live semi-finals of Britain’s Got Talent on his own.In November 2019, it was revealed that Dec is related to pro wrestling promoter Dixie Carter.Donnelly has stated that he is a practising Roman Catholic but does not publicly discuss religion or his family in depth.Declan Joseph Oliver ‘Dec’ Donnelly was born on September 25, 1975, in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, to Alphonsus Donnelly and Anne Donnelly.He has three sisters—Camelia, Moira, Patricia, and three brother—Eamonn, Dermott and Martin.His parents, who originally hail from Northern Ireland, migrated to Newcastle in the 1950s.Donnelly went to St Michael’s Roman Catholic Primary School and St Cuthbert’s High School.On November 13, 2014, Donnelly got engaged to his manager Ali Astall, whom he had been dating since 2013.They got married on August 1, 2015.Donnelly likes to support charities—he is a patron of Sunshine Fund, and supports Text Santa and Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle.He co-founded W4 Youth, a community youth project in West London, in 2013.Made his screen debut in the British children’s TV show, Byker Grove in 1989, where he met his longtime showbiz partner Ant McPartlinReleased three pop-albums with McPartlin, (Psyche, Top Katz and The Cult of Ant & Dec) as the pop duo PJ & DuncanSigned a 30 million pound, two-and-a-half year contract with British TV channel ITV in 2007, with McPartlinEstablished his own production company alongside McPartlin, Mitre TelevisionPatron of The Sunshine Fund, a charity supporting disabled childrenAppointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2016
